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Folklore

Discover the old myths and tall tales handed down over the generations from our ancient lands…

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Isie Caie

Cove’s Isie Caie, The Last Aberdeen Fish Wife

Iron Folklore

Iron Folklore Facts And Superstitions You Didn’t Know

Flaherty Sisters

Blackpool’s Horrible Flaherty Sisters and Their Trail of Blood!

Emma Heard Grovely Wood

Visit Grovely Woods And Its Haunting Terrors

Evil witch - river hag

The Deadly River Hags of England

Daisies, poppies and foxgloves are among the many British flowers that have their own folklore.

British Flowers: Superstition and Folklore

Devil's Footprints - Devon Folklore

5 Mysterious Devon Folklore Tales

5 Folklore Legends From Cambridgeshire

The Rufus Stone, a memorial to King William II, in New Forest

Mystery of the Rufus Stone, New Forest

The Morrigan

The Morrigan: Ireland’s Darkest Goddess

The Lincoln Imp has appeared on many postcards

What Is The Lincoln Imp?

Martin Mere

Martin Mere’s Strange Tales Of Mermaids

The Dobhar Chu is a monstrous beat similar to a giant otter with crocodile type qualities

Dobhar Chu, Ireland’s Vicious Supernatural Crocodile Otter Monster

Avebury Stones in Wiltshire

Avebury Stone Circles And Their Ancient Mysteries

The carved stone head looking over Olney Churchyard

Olney And The Folklore Of My Childhood Home

Mermaid of Zennor Village

Mermaid Of Zennor, Cornwall’s Mysterious Maritime Tale

Old Sarum from the sky

Old Sarum, The Rise And Fall Of An Ancient Settlement

Roche Rock Cornwall

Roche Rock Cornwall, The Home Of Jan Tregeagle’s Evil Spirit

St Michael’s Mount: Guide to its Secrets and Legends

Willo the Wisp

What is Will o’ the Wisp?

23 Mysterious British Holy Wells

bee superstition

Bee superstition: A matter of life and death

Lavender is a beautiful smelling flower and has many uses, including magic

Lavender in Folklore and Magic: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

The Story Of St Leonard, England’s Last Dragon Slayer

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